THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

FACULTY SENATE

Senate Document Number 1312S

Date of Senate Approval 01/19/12

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

FWDC 5: Proposal to Eliminate the Library, Information Resources & Technology Committee

(Revision of SD5507S, SD07706F; Faculty Handbook 10.4.4)

Effective Date:  Immediately

Delete: In the Faculty Handbook

Section 10.4.4.

Rationale:

The Library, Information Resources & Technology Committee (LIRTC) was formed to combine the efforts of previous separate committees and task forces addressing academic computing, administrative computing, the library, and instructional technology.  At the time, Information Technology Services (ITS), Ramsey Library, and Media Technology reported to a single administrator.  It was anticipated that LIRTC, consisting of students, faculty, and administrators and ex officio members from ITS and the library would wrestle with the strategic use of scarce resources in a more holistic and effective manner than multiple, self-interested committees competing for the same scraps.  In fact, the CIO/University Librarian who chaired the committee was never able to devote the time and energy that would have been necessary to nurturing this somewhat quixotic approach and the committee failed to meet even minimal expectations.  At this point and in the likely future, the library and ITS report to separate administrators.

A proposal to create a library/instructional technology committee will be submitted in a separate document.